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Financial Aid
The FAFSA
PHEAA Financial Aid Night at EHS - Wednesday October 29th, 2008 (7:00pm H.S. Cafe)
10/29/08 Financial
Aid Night PPT (pdf)
10/29/08 Planning
and Paying for Higher Education (pdf)
Making College Count Finacial Planning - Wednesday February 25th 2009 (7:00 pm H.S. Cafe)
If you're looking for information about college financial aid, student loans, scholarships, federal student grants or federal student aid of any kind then check out some of the below links.
FAFSA4Caster- Begin exploring your financial aid options - specifically designed for high school juniors and their families. You can receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid, as well as instantly calculate an estimated EFC (expected Family Contribution).
MeritAid.com - this web site is dedicated to helping parents and students discover merit aid scholarships opportunities nationwide.
Hands on assistance and direction to completing the FAFSA (Website PHEAA) Info brochure (pdf) - Jan 28, 2006
Expected
Family Contribution (EFC) guide worksheets
Need some bucks? Be sure to be checking the Counselor Bulletins which are available every two weeks!!!
Information Resources on the Web
| PHEAA Mentor | Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency - Great financial aid information and links |
| Federal Student Aid | A government web site - Follow the road to education beyond high school - great informational source!! |
| Funding Your Education | Excellent Department of Education resource for information about funding for a college education (PDF booklet is available for printing). |
| FinAid | A great site to guide you through the financial aid process with simple to understand descriptions of the different types of aid available. |
| Scholarship Scams | Tips about the many scholarship shams out there, from the Better Business Bureau. |
| The Student Guide | Financial aid information publication from the US Department of Education. |
| Collegeboard Financial | Information about paying for college, CSS Profile online (some colleges require this in addition to the FAFSA. |
| Fast Web | Search over 600,000 scholarships worth $1 billion, expert tips on the financial aid process. |
| College Costs | A Resource Guide- developed by the ETS (Educational Testing Service) |
| Financial Aid Article | EHS Article concerning information about different types of financial aid. |
| FAFSA on the Web | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is required by every accredited school in the country. It must be filled out to receive any government aid. |
Understanding the Student Aid Report
If your students completed and mailed a paper FAFSA, they should receive their student Aid Report (SAR) in about four weeks. If they filed their FAFSA online and signed it electronically with their PIN, they should get an email with a secure link to view their SAR online in about 7to 14 days.
The SAR lists all the information reported on their FAFSA. If no additional information is needed, the SAR will contain their Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
Each school listed on the FAFSA (up to six) will also receive a copy of their SAR. The school's Financial Aid Office will use the information contained in the SAR to determine your students total aid package.
As soon as your students receive their SAR, they should review their SAR carefully to make sure it's correct and complete. If they need to make corrections to their SAR, they can write the correct information on the SAR and mail it to the address provided. If you have a PIN, corrections can be made online at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Your students can also contact the Financial Aid Office at the college they plan to attend to see if the college can make the corrections electronically.
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